Are we in charge of our own fate? Or is there someone, some white-robed shadow, tugging on the strings of our destiny and deciding the course of our lives?

In Greek Mythology the Moirai were destiny incarnate, three fates controlling the thread of every mortal life from birth to death. Clotho to spin the thread, Lachesis to measure it, and Atropos to cut it when the end has come.

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Inspired by both the mythology of the fates and the theatrical nature of the Ancient Greek tales is this shoot by Brandon Lyon. Lindsay Higgins plays the role of all three fates on this dramatic stage – transformed into each character by the makeup of Kiley Wirtz-Jennings and hair by Megan Tyler.

View the full shoot by Brandon Lyon (brandonlyonphotography.com) by clicking on the thumbnails and getting swept into the world of the Moirai.